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Stellar (XLM): Powering Borderless Financial Systems

  Stellar was built for speed and scale to further financial access and inclusion across borders. Summary Stellar is a decentralized, open blockchain network that connects global financial infrastructure. As a mature chain, with live use cases easily bridging the digital and fiat worlds, Stellar has more than 4.8 million accounts — and has processed more than 1.5 billion operations since its launch in 2015. On the Stellar payment network, businesses and developers benefit from near-instant settlement and transaction fees of fractions of a cent. Contents Stellar Network (XLM): Setting a New Global Payment Standard Powered by the Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP) Enhanced by Stellar Network’s Built-In Features Stellar Blockchain: An Interoperable, Connected Financial World Stellar Network (XLM): Setting a New Global Payment Standard Each year, billions of U.S. dollars in value are transferred across borders, most notably through personal remittances. Most often, these remittances are sent

Finding the Right Asset Balance for Your Investing Goals

  You can customize your portfolio of assets to reflect your unique goals, preferences, and risk tolerance at any given stage in your life. Summary All investments come with different risks and rewards. One way of trying to mitigate the investment risks inherent in any industry or sector is to have a diversified portfolio. Professional portfolio managers diversify, and so should you. Regardless of your specific situation and goals, a well-balanced portfolio could include a variety of assets ranging from stocks and bonds to commodities — and maybe even a crypto portfolio. So how do you find a mix of assets and financial instruments that’s right for you? Contents Why Asset Balance Is Critical A Balanced Portfolio Begins With Asset Allocation Rebalancing Your Diversified Portfolio Is a Continuous Process Asset Allocation Is Based on Your Age and Risk Tolerance Should Your Asset Allocations Include a Crypto Portfolio Component? Why Asset Balance Is Critical The global asset market — from s

Cryptocurrency Brings New Meaning to Managing Risk

  Summary It’s true that investing in cryptocurrencies can present different risks than investing in traditional securities, but what’s usually misunderstood is that you simply cannot equate the investment risks of legacy assets with those of crypto assets. The nature of these asset classes is entirely different, and should therefore be evaluated in the proper context. Contents A Brief Look at Speculative Securities The Evolving Risks of Crypto Speculative Risk-Taking Is a Conscious Choice A Brief Look at Speculative Securities When a security is deemed “speculative,” there is an inherent risk that it may lose interest or principal or both — and many investors rightly tend to shy away from high-risk securities. But, the outcome of any speculative investment is hard to anticipate and may just as easily lead to gain as it does to loss. For example,  high-yield bonds , also called junk bonds, are among the riskiest assets because the companies that issue them generally have very low credi

Learn From Our Experts

  Cryptopedia is a platform where experts can deliver a deeper level of knowledge about their crypto projects. Learn about some of the most prominent, promising, and innovative crypto protocols in the world directly from the people that created them. Stellar (XLM): Powering Borderless Financial Systems Stellar was built for speed and scale to further financial access and inclusion across borders. Injective Protocol (INJ): A Cross-Chain Trading Powerhouse Injective Protocol (INJ) is a Layer-2 DeFi protocol designed for cross-chain derivatives trading. How Bancor (BNT) Solves Impermanent Loss in DeFi Bancor’s latest version, Bancor v2.1, offers several key features to liquidity providers (LPs), including single-sided exposure and impermanent loss protection. Storj DCS: Decentralized Cloud Storage Private by design and secure by default, Storj DCS is a decentralized storage solution that encrypts and distributes files using a global network of nodes. What Is 0x (ZRX) and How Does It Work?